Mode of securing fire hose on a ladder



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E. TIOE. MODE 0P SECURING FIRE HOSE ON A LADDER. No. 306,442. Patented041;. 14. 1884.

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MODE OF SEOURING FIRE HOSE ON A LADDER.

No. 306,442. Patented Oct. 14, 1884..

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EDWARD TIOE, OF ALBANY, NITW Y ORK.

MODE OF SECURING FiRE-=-HOSE ON A LADDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,4=4=2, datedOctober 14, 1884:.

Application filed April 1884.

To all whom 21!; may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD TIOE, of Albany, in the county of Albany andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGrapples for Securing Hose to Ladders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of grapples which are adapted forsecuring fire-engine or water hose to a ladder, and hold the same in aperpendicular position, so as not to kink the hose, and thereby cut offthe flow of water or burst the hose, and also means for firmly grippingand to suspend the same from a ladder, which enables the fireman to havefree use of the pipe when stationed on said ladder without being obligedto hold the entire heft of the hose and water; also,to prevent thepossibility of being thrown from the ladder by a sudden slip of thehose, which is often the case as they are held up by hand. It is alife-saving, serviceable, and cheap device, designed chiefly for thepurposes above stated, as will be more fully set forth and explained. Iattain these objects. by means of the devices illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, (in two sheets,) forming a part of myspecification, in which there are thirteen figures illustrating myinvention, in all of which the same designation of parts by letterreference is used.

Figurel is aplan view of my grapple. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of mygrapple. Fig. 3 is a perspective view open to receive hose. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showingits application and position attached to aladder, 1'6- duced scale. 5 to 13, inclusive, are detail views of theseveral parts of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and at.

In the drawings, A represents one part or jaw of my grapple. A is theother part or jaw. These parts have cast on them arms B B, which arebent on an angle of forty-five de grees, more or less, and at rightangles with each other, as is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, and arepivoted together at 0, so as to be freely opened and closed.

The grapplejaws A A are made in a section of a circle to correspond withthe circumierence circle of said fire-engine or wa- (No model.)

ter hose, and .of a depth about two and onehalf inches, more or less,and about three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness. On the inner sidesurface the jaws A A have cast on them slight oval-shaped projections bI), which will not injure the hose, but will securely hold the same fromslipping.

O G are two links, which connect arms B B to ring B, said ring beingsecured toleatlr er strap D, and at the outer end of said strap is ironhook H, which is for the purpose of cast-iron annealed, and are cast inone piece by preference, although they may be made in separate parts andriveted together.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. The grapple that is adapted to hold fireengine or water hose in aperpendicular position, and to be attached to a ladder, substantially asset forth.

2. The combination,with the grapple that is adapted to hold fire-engineor water hose in a pelpendicular position and to be attached to aladder, of a strap and hook or their equivalent, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

3. In a grapple for securing fire-engine or water hose to a ladder, saidgrapple being adapted to hold said hose in a perpendicular position,clamps or jaws A A, and arms B B, being pivoted together, said arms andjaws being made of malleable iron, having slight projections I) b caston the inner side surface of said jaws, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with a grapple which. is adapted tosecureiire-engine or water hose to a ladder, having clamps or jaws A Aand arms B 13, cast in one piece, as described, of links C O,substantially as and for the pur-,

poses set forth. I

5. The combination, with a grapple which is 5 adapted to securefire-engine or water hose to a ladder, as described, having clamps orjaws A A, which have cast 011 them arms B 3, and having links 0 0attached to said arms, of ring E, strap 1), and hook H, combined to op-10 crate said grapple, substantially as set forth. 6. The combination ofa grapple that is adapted to secure fire-engine or Water hose toaladder, and clamps or jaws A A, having slight projections b I) cast ontheir inner side surfaces, arms B B, pivoted at 0, links 0 C, 15 ring E,leather strap D, and hook H, arranged as described, and for operation asset forth.

EDWARD TIOE. Witnesses:

WVILLIAM G. \VINNE, Onns'rnn THOMPSON.

